Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with distal radius bone cancer treated by limb-sparing surgery
By MacDonald, Tamara L & Schiller, Teresa D·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2010·Small Animal Surgery Department, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Limb-sparing surgery using tantalum metal endoprosthesis in a dog with osteosarcoma of the distal radius.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male mixed breed dog was brought in for limping and swelling in his left front leg. After tests, the vet found he had a bone tumor in his left radius, diagnosed as osteosarcoma. To treat it, the vet performed a special surgery that preserved the limb using a tantalum metal implant. The surgery was successful, and the dog was able to keep his leg while receiving further treatment for the cancer.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old, male neutered, mixed breed dog was presented for left forelimb lameness and swelling over the left distal radius. A primary bone tumor of the distal radius was diagnosed and limb-sparing surgery of the left forelimb was performed using a tantalum metal-DCP endoprosthesis. Post-operative histopathology confirmed osteosarcoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20676291/